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the extremist muslims in egypt are happy with it. that's why they promoted this movie and put it on egyptian tv. they're happy with it. are we getting caught in the cross fires of these fundamentalists. >> the point i was going to make that the long-term goal of this strange axis behind this film, which consists, as you said, christian right extremists like steve klein who is a veteran anti-muslim organizer in california and extremeist egyptian coptic exiles in the u.s. who are seeking to stabilize the post egypt and stabilize the muslim brotherhood, these are probably the people who are using sam bacile as a pseudonym. i'm talking about a few who are fanatical anti-muslim figure who is in with the pam gellar network. there is an agenda here. >> cenk: max, unfortunately, i got to leave it right there. we're way out of time. i appreciate you he shedding light on this. people can read more on max's max on this issue. when we come back we'll look at how ridiculous the republicansnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns (vo) this
the extremist muslims in egypt are happy with it. that's why they promoted this movie and put it on egyptian tv. they're happy with it. are we getting caught in the cross fires of these fundamentalists. >> the point i was going to make that the long-term goal of this strange axis behind this film, which consists, as you said, christian right extremists like steve klein who is a veteran anti-muslim organizer in california and extremeist egyptian coptic exiles in the u.s. who are seeking to...
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ambassador, do you agree with this dichotomy between egypt and libya and our inability in egypt to sway public opinions? >> i don't agree more. the fact is that in libya you basically have a government and a people who have very grateful to the united states for helping us get rid of gadhafi but in the rest of the arab world we're having been seen as being with the forces of reaction rather than with the forces of democracy. which is why the president is standing to such great depth throughout the arab world. >> eliot: despite the effort to show deference and some emotional combat ict. you guys are going to stick around to discuss more about the there's joy and now there's joy on current tv. >>i feel like i don't even know you. >>just stay on your side of the screen, okay? >>brought to you by geico. 15 minutes could save 15% or more on car insurance. visit geico.com for a free rate quote. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. now in minis. >> eliot: we're back with foreign policy expert james traub and f
ambassador, do you agree with this dichotomy between egypt and libya and our inability in egypt to sway public opinions? >> i don't agree more. the fact is that in libya you basically have a government and a people who have very grateful to the united states for helping us get rid of gadhafi but in the rest of the arab world we're having been seen as being with the forces of reaction rather than with the forces of democracy. which is why the president is standing to such great depth...
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them an enemy. >> what do you do with a problem like egypt? that is a really good question we're going to try to answer in just a minute. we find out crazy new facts about the film maker that started this mess in the first place and the people supporting him. >> we are not stupid. i know, i understand. >> i talk to you about this movie, would you go out and kill anybody? >> no. >> would the vast majority of muslims do it? >> no. >> but he does have problems with muslims anyway. we're going to have a muslim representative on here and have a discretion about whether they should be upset. i'm not sure they should be. we'll talk about that plus governor jesse ventura is on the show. he might be more liberal than president obama. >> i've been water boarded. i got news for you. you would have confessed too, if you would have been water boarded 170 times. >> oh, damn, he's coming up a little later. you know what time it is, right? it's go time. >> well, what started in libya has caught literally on fire across the world. now our embassies are being a
them an enemy. >> what do you do with a problem like egypt? that is a really good question we're going to try to answer in just a minute. we find out crazy new facts about the film maker that started this mess in the first place and the people supporting him. >> we are not stupid. i know, i understand. >> i talk to you about this movie, would you go out and kill anybody? >> no. >> would the vast majority of muslims do it? >> no. >> but he does have...
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as that situation in egypt was winding down, the situation in libya was getting worse. so ten hours after the statement was issued in cairo at about 4:00 in the afternoon then attackers in libya entered the american consulate in benghazi and started firing. three americans were trapped inside including ambassador stevens. if this were not enough of a crisis going on, back at home mitt romney decides to weigh in before it's even clear what is going on in libya. so at 10:30 last night romney issues a statement attacking the cairo embassy's statement earlier, when those guys were just trying to diffuse the situation on the ground. romney said in his statement last night, it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our top plow our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those who wage attacks. at the point that the cairo embassy had issued their statements, there had been no attacks. a protest was gathering. but after romney issued that statement last night, it was confirmed that, in fact, the ambassador in libya was kil
as that situation in egypt was winding down, the situation in libya was getting worse. so ten hours after the statement was issued in cairo at about 4:00 in the afternoon then attackers in libya entered the american consulate in benghazi and started firing. three americans were trapped inside including ambassador stevens. if this were not enough of a crisis going on, back at home mitt romney decides to weigh in before it's even clear what is going on in libya. so at 10:30 last night romney...
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we do know in egypt the president has said that we're not sure whether egypt is an am lie or not. -- is an ally or not. nancy pelosi repeated that today. the state department came out and confirmed the administration does consider egypt an ally. what's really going on? where do we stand diplomatically? >> egypt is not an ally in the sense of like -- like allies in europe where we have nato treaties but it is a country that we give a billion dollars a year to and we always refer to it as our most important ally in the middle east. what i think it suggests is the deep concern in washington about president morsi. he's a member of the muslim brotherhood. the president is part of a group of conspiracy theorists about 9-11. president morsi. so we have problems with them. and the president -- president obama is going to meet him at the united nations later this month. it will be an interesting meeting to see if they can repair the damage. >> jennifer: president obama gave the fabulous speech in cairo in 2008 where there was seemingly a break through with the muslim world but that's obviousl
we do know in egypt the president has said that we're not sure whether egypt is an am lie or not. -- is an ally or not. nancy pelosi repeated that today. the state department came out and confirmed the administration does consider egypt an ally. what's really going on? where do we stand diplomatically? >> egypt is not an ally in the sense of like -- like allies in europe where we have nato treaties but it is a country that we give a billion dollars a year to and we always refer to it as...
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what is specifically in egypt would mitt romney do differently. >> you organize more. you try to identify the goodbye the good guys and you don't take a step back. what we've had from this administration they're not doing anything. they're not trying to be part of the leadership. what i mean by that you've got to be using the bully pulpit, calling out the president like when in libya when the situation was getting out of control and in egypt when it was getting out of control why didn't the president speak out immediately? why is he waiting 15 hours? those are the types of things that you would see mitt romney do immediately try to put pressure on these allies, and try to make sure that they're doing more than just sitting back and watching events unfold. >> eliot: rick, i hear you. i'm not persuaded there is any gaffe between what your gap--any gap between what the white house is doing and what you're suggesting. ginger do you think there are those who caring. >> they care about the economy. every poll tells us that people care about the economy, and that's the issue
what is specifically in egypt would mitt romney do differently. >> you organize more. you try to identify the goodbye the good guys and you don't take a step back. what we've had from this administration they're not doing anything. they're not trying to be part of the leadership. what i mean by that you've got to be using the bully pulpit, calling out the president like when in libya when the situation was getting out of control and in egypt when it was getting out of control why didn't...
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for egypt it was a relatively rapid and soft revolution. for libya, it was a civil war and one in which every political faction is armed to the teeth and reaped to use these weapons. there is a dramatic difference in how the two countries have evolved in their transitions. >> eliot: you have these two different demonstrations of emotional in libya how does the white house begins to build a relationship with the libyan and egyptian government who can handle these very serious bumps. >> we have a policy. it turn u.s. policy on its head last year. we are supporting these transitions. there are going to be bumps in the road. for every two steps forward there will be one step back. we'll have good days and bad days. obviously we've had a bad day here. i think very much it's staying the course. obviously they're armed opposition in the middle east who are prepared to knock us off course and disrupt the emerging relationship that the u.s. wants to have with these very important societies. >> eliot: look, you importantly make the point that within
for egypt it was a relatively rapid and soft revolution. for libya, it was a civil war and one in which every political faction is armed to the teeth and reaped to use these weapons. there is a dramatic difference in how the two countries have evolved in their transitions. >> eliot: you have these two different demonstrations of emotional in libya how does the white house begins to build a relationship with the libyan and egyptian government who can handle these very serious bumps....
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at any rate, the embassy in egypt put out a statement -- our embassy in egypt, a statement not cleared by the white house by the way but still, what they said was "the embassy -- this is long before the attacks again, i want to make that point. "the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims." this was before the protestors attacked the embassy in cairo. before the protestors and the terrorists attacked the embassy in libya. that statement just saying that this video was wrong. okay. this inflammatory video. and mitt romney rushes out with a statement where he accuses president obama of being behind the attacks and siding with the terrorists. this is mitt romney. >> romney: possibly the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt. instead of condemning their actions. it's never too early for the united states government to condemn attacks on americans and to defend our values. >> bill: first, what's wrong with that is first tha
at any rate, the embassy in egypt put out a statement -- our embassy in egypt, a statement not cleared by the white house by the way but still, what they said was "the embassy -- this is long before the attacks again, i want to make that point. "the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims." this was before the protestors attacked the embassy in cairo. before the protestors and the...
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i don't think we'll see egypt fall into some sort of islam-a-foeb frenzy. yes. >> there is a group that did pretty well in the elections. and the muslim brotherhood is a counter balance to them. when seem know about shari law is. it's not what the muslim brotherhood is saying as much although they are a religious party based on law. it is similar in a way -- i know people on the right are going to get upset, but it's almost like the christian right they don't want all law based on the baseball, but they want our laws to comport the bible. they are not saying let's literally go back and impose the old testament. >> john: i have people in my family who want to do that. [ laughter ] >> john: but you are right. it's interesting the people who are so against separation of church and state here are so in favor of a separation of mosque and state there, and thats goes against everything that fox has been telling us. >> they had a history of terrorism in the 60s, and i don't want the muslim brotherhood to run our policy in america, but if the people want to elect i
i don't think we'll see egypt fall into some sort of islam-a-foeb frenzy. yes. >> there is a group that did pretty well in the elections. and the muslim brotherhood is a counter balance to them. when seem know about shari law is. it's not what the muslim brotherhood is saying as much although they are a religious party based on law. it is similar in a way -- i know people on the right are going to get upset, but it's almost like the christian right they don't want all law based on the...
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we helped egypt. why are you so mad at us? maybe there was the kind of deep neat for people to keep the united states as and he my. it should not be so, but it is so. >> eliot: we don't have much time but the analog here would be we direct our venom economically against china blaming they will, not a perfect metaphor, but we need an external source to explain our problems, and therefore-- >> we're we not quite as angry because our situation is better. >> eliot: not quite. >> so we're nicer. i think we need to distinguish when we say "we," let's not despair over what's happening in the middle east because it's not good for us. it's really not good for us right now, but it doesn't mean that it's bad for them, and i'm hopeful about the direction of events in middle east. >> eliot: moving towards justice. you're saying patience
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his answer is egypt is not a friend or enemy at this point. and one pundit used that to say the president is unsure. yesterday msnbc had a lady on who said we, meaning the america, has no cards to play right now. she said new egyptian president morrissey has already been to iran and china before he has been to america. but if this is true don't you think the president is wise to reserve judgment? >> john: i didn't see that interview and i don't know who the lady in question is. and i didn't hear the president say that as well. but there is a lot of turmoil over it, and do we trust the new government. the fact is, the people of egypt are going to choose for their leader who they want, and if they don't like this guy, they will replace them as they effectively have replaced their leader before. i don't know much work about president morisi, i just liked his work with the smiths. but egypt is very much still a strategic partner with america and israel. we'll have peter welsh from the great state of vermont joining us in the next hour of the show.
his answer is egypt is not a friend or enemy at this point. and one pundit used that to say the president is unsure. yesterday msnbc had a lady on who said we, meaning the america, has no cards to play right now. she said new egyptian president morrissey has already been to iran and china before he has been to america. but if this is true don't you think the president is wise to reserve judgment? >> john: i didn't see that interview and i don't know who the lady in question is. and i...
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even though in egypt we have someone who is a member of the muslim brotherhood. romney criticized that. that represents a good majority of the population. >> bill: he was elected. >> actually, he's doing a terrific job. and so you had a couple of bad weeks and what you see now and this is a headline in "the washington post" editorial page this morning you're seeing a pro american pushback. you're seeing major demonstrations in libya. against the militias. you're seeing unarmed people come in and take over the militia headquarters, strip them. you see the government start to stand up and order all militias to ban the property. in egypt you're seeing clerics denounce the demonstrations that took place outside the cairo embassy issuing -- saying this is not how we protest. we can protect the honor of the prophet mohammed but not in this way. you're seeing something good come out of this couple of weeks of tumult. >> bill: i saw the report on cbs news last night in benghazi the populous, right unarmed populous actually took over the militia headquarters and threw the
even though in egypt we have someone who is a member of the muslim brotherhood. romney criticized that. that represents a good majority of the population. >> bill: he was elected. >> actually, he's doing a terrific job. and so you had a couple of bad weeks and what you see now and this is a headline in "the washington post" editorial page this morning you're seeing a pro american pushback. you're seeing major demonstrations in libya. against the militias. you're seeing...
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and president morisi of egypt just did the same thing. he issued a statement saying how real muslims will respect and protect the ambassadors serving in their communities. >> yes, i saw that this morning. >> john: and again kudos to google for blocking this film. >> i'm such an advocate of freedom of expression it's a hard decision. but the mayor in new york city where i live blocked big sodas -- >> john: i know there will be no more obese people in new york city again. >> and chris christie is saying come on over to new jersey. >> john: we have the augusta, goop mountain dew freedom ride. >> are muslims in america more afraid to protest because of how they may be portrayed like they -- when you see protests anywhere in america, the way people react and respond, and because of how the right-wing generally trying to portray muslim, do you think that calls for the community to have protests and civilized disagreements with things like that? >> that's a good question, i think really for my father's generation, and immigrants who came here wo
and president morisi of egypt just did the same thing. he issued a statement saying how real muslims will respect and protect the ambassadors serving in their communities. >> yes, i saw that this morning. >> john: and again kudos to google for blocking this film. >> i'm such an advocate of freedom of expression it's a hard decision. but the mayor in new york city where i live blocked big sodas -- >> john: i know there will be no more obese people in new york city again....
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he's at fault in egypt for doing something. hey, mitt, what's your great idea for all those countries should we have supported mubarak or freedom and democracy there. you've got no answers. all you have is vitriol against the president. he's not alone among conservatives. eric bowling on fox news channel, get a load of his idea on foreign policy. >> $23 billion we've given pakistan since 9/11. maybe it's time to cut off the aid and send a drone. >> maybe invade their embass and do some bombing there and start a war. we're republicans, we're so tough, we can start the did you meanest war of all time. great, congratulations. who wants to go in that direction? throughout the show, i'll have several criticisms of the president. what chose do we have? mitt romney was telling brian williams about the teachers strike and unions. watch this. >> the case of the democratic party, i don't mean to be terribly partisan, but i kind of am. [ laughter ] >> in case of the democratic party, the largest contributors to the democratic party are th
he's at fault in egypt for doing something. hey, mitt, what's your great idea for all those countries should we have supported mubarak or freedom and democracy there. you've got no answers. all you have is vitriol against the president. he's not alone among conservatives. eric bowling on fox news channel, get a load of his idea on foreign policy. >> $23 billion we've given pakistan since 9/11. maybe it's time to cut off the aid and send a drone. >> maybe invade their embass and do...
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if he meets with the president of egypt then how could he not meet with -- it really is a thicket. and there is no denying the importance of meeting folks face-to-face. >> bill: where is what i do appreciate is that this president right now, and his campaign is laser focused on november 6th. >> yeah, absolutely. >> bill: and as -- again, covering the white house we have like one briefing a week these days because the president is on the road the rest of those days so there's no doubt that's what they are focusing on. and that's what they have got to focus on. and if he ignores the campaign, i think -- he's not taking anything for granted. that's for sure. guess what eliot spitzer joining us here, neil king eliot spitzer, bill press, hey ought to make you pay for that. we'll be right back on the "full court press." i'm joined by the host of "viewpoint" coming up. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) always outspoken, now unleashed. joy behar. >> on my next show, actress, activist, and flyest of the fly girls, rosie perez, generates so much heat, al gore will have to
if he meets with the president of egypt then how could he not meet with -- it really is a thicket. and there is no denying the importance of meeting folks face-to-face. >> bill: where is what i do appreciate is that this president right now, and his campaign is laser focused on november 6th. >> yeah, absolutely. >> bill: and as -- again, covering the white house we have like one briefing a week these days because the president is on the road the rest of those days so there's...
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that's why the secretary of state was talking about both in egypt and in libya. >> caller: i would say that the attacks in libya specifically libya would happen if the movie wasn't out there because those are planned -- we can't tie that fact to -- >> bill: sure you can tie it back -- dan, clearly, there was some terrorists who had planned to attack this embassy whether or not they would have done it on that day without the protests, who knows. that's speculation. that's why the secretary is talking about the video. you cannot disconnect the video from what happened in libya. arnold. new mexico? >> caller: yes sir. good morning to you. >> bill: hi, arnold. how are you? >> caller: i think if they find them guilty, give them a first class trip over to cairo and turn them loose in the streets. let them deal with it. one other thing i want to say about what happened this week, you know, mitt romney go around talking about -- like when the job report came out. he says it was a blow to the stomach of people in this country. it a body blow. it hurts people. and you know what? what he did that
that's why the secretary of state was talking about both in egypt and in libya. >> caller: i would say that the attacks in libya specifically libya would happen if the movie wasn't out there because those are planned -- we can't tie that fact to -- >> bill: sure you can tie it back -- dan, clearly, there was some terrorists who had planned to attack this embassy whether or not they would have done it on that day without the protests, who knows. that's speculation. that's why the...
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. >> eliot: president morsi of egypt seems to be saying the right things. when he went to iran for the meeting of the non-aligned nations there was concern he was dipping his toe into a lake we didn't want him to be participating in under any circumstances. but then when he got there he delivered harsh rebuke to assad. i think that surprised and pleased people. how do you view his role, and how do you think it will play out? >> i was on your show about a week or so ago before the conventions, and i indicated at the time i was concerned about him going to tehran and trying to punch above his weight. he clearly struck a blow toage to ahmadinejad and not only did he state he was against iran's nuclear program, but that he was ready to basically run run basharalbashar al-assad under the bus. >> eliot: nobody knows how will that play out, but the fact that he would stand up to iran and syria i think is making people rethink what his role in in the international community might be. >> there is a vacuum of leadership in the sunni arab middle east. a man like morsi
. >> eliot: president morsi of egypt seems to be saying the right things. when he went to iran for the meeting of the non-aligned nations there was concern he was dipping his toe into a lake we didn't want him to be participating in under any circumstances. but then when he got there he delivered harsh rebuke to assad. i think that surprised and pleased people. how do you view his role, and how do you think it will play out? >> i was on your show about a week or so ago before the...
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she just spelled the longest egypt/american name in history. >> yeah and not only that but make sure you check me out on facebook and her is my blog. [ laughter ] >> it shows how times have changed, though. yeah, they were bringing at attention to it that way in the 60s. now it's twitter, facebook, and it seems self promotional, but we'll see what she was saying. >> michael you are saying she brought at attention to it so it's a win. >> guilty of graffiti -- >> cenk: we all agree on that. >> it went over the sign on to the tile, but definitely -- >> i didn't like her strategy. i think it turned into a circus as opposed to talking about the issue. what did it really accomplish? people were talking about the pam gellar ads in the first place. >> you pay to put up something -- think about it -- >> cenk: i know but a court ruled on that that it was permissible first amendment -- >> lower courts than ours. >> cenk: yeah. we have a 2-1 win for mona saying she shouldn't have done it. all right. now one last quick thing for you guys. mitt romney -- buzzfeed found a tape of him from 2006. let
she just spelled the longest egypt/american name in history. >> yeah and not only that but make sure you check me out on facebook and her is my blog. [ laughter ] >> it shows how times have changed, though. yeah, they were bringing at attention to it that way in the 60s. now it's twitter, facebook, and it seems self promotional, but we'll see what she was saying. >> michael you are saying she brought at attention to it so it's a win. >> guilty of graffiti -- >>...
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. >> jennifer: okay, obviously egypt and iran are on a collision course and netenyahu has clearly made noises that he is going to be seeking a strike against iran. is that likely to happen or is this more election year leverage? >> if netenyahu could go to ohio himself and go door to door to complain for mitt romney he would. but if they have no moral rights to tell israel not to strike came because he sees murmurs here that the consensus in washington is changing. and then you had secretary clinton come out earlier in the week and say we are not going to draw any red lines. and that upsets israel precisely because i believe the prime minister does not think he can strike iran on his own. so i think it's hyperbolic and they cannot do it alone. they need at least the consent of the united states and probably more than support and leadership. >> jennifer: so do you think that iran is really on the cusp of developing something dangerous, or is this much further out? >> it's an important distinction, jennifer, and right now they are accelerating and raising the level of the enrichment that
. >> jennifer: okay, obviously egypt and iran are on a collision course and netenyahu has clearly made noises that he is going to be seeking a strike against iran. is that likely to happen or is this more election year leverage? >> if netenyahu could go to ohio himself and go door to door to complain for mitt romney he would. but if they have no moral rights to tell israel not to strike came because he sees murmurs here that the consensus in washington is changing. and then you had...
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the protest began in egypt. what do we have to do with it? well, it's the guy who happens to live in southern california. here's local news story on who he is. >> surrounded the home of the man who allegedly produced the controversial film. police tell "abc news" that nakoula basseley nakoula is a 55-year-old egyptian christian who uses the name sam bacile to make the film. nakoula allegedly wrote the film while in prison serving time on bank fraud. >> cenk: he's an egyptian coptic guy. we don't know anything about the guy because's tremendous scam artist. we'll talk more about him later in the show. we need to begin to understand one another's culture. muslims in the world are angry that america does not respect their culture. do they respect our culture? i'll have to explain how things work here. if muslims say george bush invaded iraq, and george bush, the president of the united states, he equals america. i could say look, it pains me. 70% of the country now does not like this guy. he was our president and we are a democracy. i get it. if
the protest began in egypt. what do we have to do with it? well, it's the guy who happens to live in southern california. here's local news story on who he is. >> surrounded the home of the man who allegedly produced the controversial film. police tell "abc news" that nakoula basseley nakoula is a 55-year-old egyptian christian who uses the name sam bacile to make the film. nakoula allegedly wrote the film while in prison serving time on bank fraud. >> cenk: he's an...
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muslim brotherhood, attacking the president while we're -- in a time of risk when we have people over in egypt and libya you know, their lives are at stake and she's making a political statement about it, people are ready for somebody that isn't just looking for the rock star. somebody who isn't trying to creating jocks and solutions for the -- creating jobs and solutions for the district. >> jennifer: what are your polls telling you, do you actually have a chance? >> oh, yeah, definitely. polls tell us if the people get to know me, we win this election. right now, we're neck and neck. we're virtually in a tie. our i.d., our identification of who i am, what i stand for is going up every day. every day goes up, we pick up all of the persuadables, all of the independents that are looking for something different looking for a real solution. >> jennifer: that's encouraging. moderate republicans should be yours for the taking. i want to play a clip from your latest campaign ad. >> after the fire at the mill, michele bachmann never called the workers. >> didn't reach out. >> we heard from everyone e
muslim brotherhood, attacking the president while we're -- in a time of risk when we have people over in egypt and libya you know, their lives are at stake and she's making a political statement about it, people are ready for somebody that isn't just looking for the rock star. somebody who isn't trying to creating jocks and solutions for the -- creating jobs and solutions for the district. >> jennifer: what are your polls telling you, do you actually have a chance? >> oh, yeah,...
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president clinton is also taking a stance on libya and egypt yesterday they attacked in both countries killing an officer of the state department all because of a u.s. film they say was offensive to islam. clinton said there is never any excuse for this kind of violence. president obama and mitt romney are also trading jabs over the attacks. romney is calling the obama administration disgraceful. and team obama said they are disappointed that romney would turn this into a political event when the nation is still dealing with the death of one of itself officers. all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025, we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companie
president clinton is also taking a stance on libya and egypt yesterday they attacked in both countries killing an officer of the state department all because of a u.s. film they say was offensive to islam. clinton said there is never any excuse for this kind of violence. president obama and mitt romney are also trading jabs over the attacks. romney is calling the obama administration disgraceful. and team obama said they are disappointed that romney would turn this into a political event when...
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>> if you got drone strikes going on, that's not going on in egypt. but you know, if there are drone strikes going on constantly and then to go back further not just blame obama but you know, and if there's been these wars that have gone on there -- >> stephanie: this was in response -- but this was planned for the september 11th anniversary, correct? >> right. well the thing that happened in libya was definitely. that was a coordinated effort to mark the anniversary. which, you know, i mean some chocolates would have been nice. >> stephanie: oh, boy. [ buzzer ] but as you close your piece now remind us all what's romney's foreign policy credentials? cayman island shell corporations? his incompetence on the world stage has been quite stunning starting with his england trip, right? >> that's the thing. he's not running against senator obama. who, by the way again still had more electoral experience than romney and far more foreign policy credentials than romney. but he's running against a president who's been dealing with this now for four years. and i
>> if you got drone strikes going on, that's not going on in egypt. but you know, if there are drone strikes going on constantly and then to go back further not just blame obama but you know, and if there's been these wars that have gone on there -- >> stephanie: this was in response -- but this was planned for the september 11th anniversary, correct? >> right. well the thing that happened in libya was definitely. that was a coordinated effort to mark the anniversary. which,...
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the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. our ambassador of libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. we somehow feel we're at the mercy of events rather than shaping events. >> dictating events all over the world. we need to be is have military bases throughout the middle east and when i'm president not only will we be bombing iran -- >> stephanie: i didn't think the world could hate anyone quite as much as george w. bush but romney -- he's already preinsulted the world and he's not even close to being in office. john in las vegas you're on "the stephanie miller show." welcome, john. >> caller: thanks for taking my call. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: i would like to talk about the voter suppression laws the governors are trying to pull. i think it's funny how they want to spread democracy across the middle east and across the world but won't suppress their own people here in america. i just wanted to point that hip ostocrisy out. you guys have a good day. >> wheel o
the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. our ambassador of libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. we somehow feel we're at the mercy of events rather than shaping events. >> dictating events all over the world. we need to be is have military bases throughout the middle east and when i'm president not only will we be bombing iran -- >> stephanie: i didn't think the world could hate anyone quite as much as...
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it is not just a river in egypt. >> it runs right through washington, d.c. >> bill: chris, good to have you in the studio. rebecca, nice to meet you. thank you for the good work you're doing. come back again and see us soon. i will be back. thanks guys really. i'll be back with today's parting shot. about politics in general. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." thank gaemezilinsky, thank you for joining [ train whistle blows ] [ ball hitting paddle ] [ orbit girl ] don't let food hang around. yeah! [ orbit trumpet ] clean it up with orbit! [ orbit glint ] fabulous! for a good clean feeling. try new orbit micro packs. enttv
it is not just a river in egypt. >> it runs right through washington, d.c. >> bill: chris, good to have you in the studio. rebecca, nice to meet you. thank you for the good work you're doing. come back again and see us soon. i will be back. thanks guys really. i'll be back with today's parting shot. about politics in general. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." thank gaemezilinsky, thank you for joining [ train whistle blows ] [ ball hitting paddle ] [ orbit...
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egypt does not agree to this. however suppose what's most likely to happen is that this quartet with the cooperation of the international community and the great powers of the world they will solve the problem. >> rose: but most people believe that the other members of the quartet-- the turks and the saudis-- are supporting the free syrian army and the iranians are supporting the assad government. they're already sending weapons in. trate trait this is the reason why i chose these countries, because we cannot solve the problems away from those who intervene and the problem. those who intervene and who-- the stakeholders who are the ones who are willing to sit down together to solve the problem. >> rose: how would the process go? what would be the first step and second step to have an effective quartet achieve the results you would like to see? >> if we agree on the main principle which is to empower the people of syria become free to choose their leadership and have a democracy, if we agree on the principle, the w
egypt does not agree to this. however suppose what's most likely to happen is that this quartet with the cooperation of the international community and the great powers of the world they will solve the problem. >> rose: but most people believe that the other members of the quartet-- the turks and the saudis-- are supporting the free syrian army and the iranians are supporting the assad government. they're already sending weapons in. trate trait this is the reason why i chose these...
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since israeli egypt in 1967 we have given equip $70 billion -- egypt $70 billion. that is an ally where will we have a treaty or not. >> bret: the question is how egypt reacted to the incident. today, the president morsi finally came out with a statement, but took a long time. and it happened after the president had a phone call with president obama with morsi late last night. >> that is different from what you have seen in yemeni, wher government where they made a statement. with egypt, as we have had a relationship with them for decades they have been under authoritarian regime. we are seeing this back and forth. in part it's different to deal with a country readjusting to the wake of the arab spring. conditions on the ground are different there than they have been in past. >> bret: charles, i want to go back to secretary clinton statement at the beginning about this video. very long detailed statement today. >> this look as if the administration has no idea what it thinks about what just happened. we had that statement coming out of the embassy in cairo. which w
since israeli egypt in 1967 we have given equip $70 billion -- egypt $70 billion. that is an ally where will we have a treaty or not. >> bret: the question is how egypt reacted to the incident. today, the president morsi finally came out with a statement, but took a long time. and it happened after the president had a phone call with president obama with morsi late last night. >> that is different from what you have seen in yemeni, wher government where they made a statement. with...
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egypt shook. while tutankhamun's predecessor was creating a terrifying political and religious situation on the one hand, on the other he was able to infuse egyptian art with a revolutionary human warmth. akhenaten's ideas were strong enough to echo down through the next few kings. tutankhamun's reign, shortly thereafter, was to bear witness to this great flowering of artistic achievement. while there were many tombs larger than his, filled with vast arrays of objects, it has been argued that no tomb--other than akhenaten's-- would have contained objects of a higher creative quality than tutankhamun's. howard carter had this to say about the art found in tutankhamun's tomb: howard carter: "among the immense quantities of material "in tutankhamun's tomb-- as also exhibited "in the beautiful reliefs of his reign "in the great colonnade of the temple of luxor-- "we find extreme delicacy of style, "together with character of the utmost refinement. "in the case of a painted scene, vase, or statue, "the
egypt shook. while tutankhamun's predecessor was creating a terrifying political and religious situation on the one hand, on the other he was able to infuse egyptian art with a revolutionary human warmth. akhenaten's ideas were strong enough to echo down through the next few kings. tutankhamun's reign, shortly thereafter, was to bear witness to this great flowering of artistic achievement. while there were many tombs larger than his, filled with vast arrays of objects, it has been argued that...
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i think president obama, when he said egypt -- he said it in an offhand way, egypt is not an ally, makes it harder to give them a billion in aid. >> it's a nonmajor ali of the states. if romney would have said that, would there be a lot more criticism in screwing up an answer? >> yes, i think so. it is what it is. hillary clinton, coming to save the gay, where vickphoria newland came out and said, no, mr. president, egypt is our ally and had to correct the president. we have a white house that's very new, doesn't have a strategy and we're seeing the effects in the middle east right now. >> thank you, guys, for joining us. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the very latest on another day of violence in the middle east. now fresh protests under way in cairo. we'lhave all of the details. stay with us. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> police and protesters in cairo. a dangerous, intense scene in cairo, playing out day after day. right now, it appea
i think president obama, when he said egypt -- he said it in an offhand way, egypt is not an ally, makes it harder to give them a billion in aid. >> it's a nonmajor ali of the states. if romney would have said that, would there be a lot more criticism in screwing up an answer? >> yes, i think so. it is what it is. hillary clinton, coming to save the gay, where vickphoria newland came out and said, no, mr. president, egypt is our ally and had to correct the president. we have a white...
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is egypt our ally or not? joining us, our political panel, byron york and casey hunt and michael crowley. byron! is egypt our ally? >> well, they formally are our ally. it was incorrect of the president to say this. there is something called a non-nato ally. so he's wrong and had to walk it back. on the other hand, egypt sometimes doesn't feel like an ally, i am not sure a lot of people heard that and thought, oh, my god. on the other hand, you know, when mitt romney traveled to england and mildly offended an ally, talk about this british preparation for the olympics, it was a huge uproar. i don't have any problem with obama getting flagged for this. >> the situation on the ground in egypt has changed so fast. this was a country that was -- has been a very staunch ally of ours for decades. we have worked with them in great depth on many of the greatest crisis that we have faced. it has changed and instead of an authoritarian regime that we could -- we knew what they were going to do, if they said they were goi
is egypt our ally or not? joining us, our political panel, byron york and casey hunt and michael crowley. byron! is egypt our ally? >> well, they formally are our ally. it was incorrect of the president to say this. there is something called a non-nato ally. so he's wrong and had to walk it back. on the other hand, egypt sometimes doesn't feel like an ally, i am not sure a lot of people heard that and thought, oh, my god. on the other hand, you know, when mitt romney traveled to england...
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that didn't happen in egypt. in the early hours after the protests began, some of the key officials seemed to be talking about the film. not about their own responsibility to protect the u.s. embassy. and i think perhaps president obama's phone call has made a difference. the president of egypt now seems to have moved his focus from the film to egypt's responsibility. and, obviously, in the case of libya, i think they've done every single thing we could reasonably expect from this fledgling government, from the words that were spoken, from the moment this happened to the steps they are now taking to arrest people, to try and track down -- you know, this was a very popular ambassador. i think the libyan government there in benghazi feels as bad as they can for their friends. >> and are ashamed. >> ashamed, yes. >> i want to bring in richard williamson, secretary of state under ronald reagan. he is currently the romney campaign senior foreign policy adviser. mr. ambassador, good morning to you. >> good morning. >>
that didn't happen in egypt. in the early hours after the protests began, some of the key officials seemed to be talking about the film. not about their own responsibility to protect the u.s. embassy. and i think perhaps president obama's phone call has made a difference. the president of egypt now seems to have moved his focus from the film to egypt's responsibility. and, obviously, in the case of libya, i think they've done every single thing we could reasonably expect from this fledgling...
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and egypt is what? guest: the state of the relationship between united states and egypt will remain good, but the egyptians will attempt to regain their regional influence. that is a long deadline, but that is what it is. host: steve cook, thank you very much for being with us. guest: glad to be your. tomorrow on "washington journal" -- live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, "q&a." tomorrow, officials joined on a naon
and egypt is what? guest: the state of the relationship between united states and egypt will remain good, but the egyptians will attempt to regain their regional influence. that is a long deadline, but that is what it is. host: steve cook, thank you very much for being with us. guest: glad to be your. tomorrow on "washington journal" -- live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, "q&a." tomorrow, officials joined on a naon